Verification Certificates, Citizenship Paperwork
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Baghdadi Jewish Community and include death certificates, birth certificates, marriage, and divorce documentation. This item also contains citizenship paperwork, documents certifying the surrendering of Iraqi citizenship in order to emigrate abroad, and letters of recommendation written for former employees. Many of the letters include photographs.
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, Respected After greetings We, the undersigned, hereby testify that Mr. ⟦Cohen⟧ Abdullah Ezra Gabbay was born in Baghdad on the - day of - in the year 1920 AD Baghdad on 24 / 7 / 51 Witness Witness ⟦Ibrahim Cohen⟧ ⟦Reuben Shetit⟧ I endorse the contents of this certificate The Mukhtar 19 / 4 ⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad⟧
51 / 5119 5 / 3 / 1951 Certificate We hereby certify that the person named Salman Shaoul Rahmin is disabled, and at his request, he was provided with this certificate. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 5 ⟦illegible⟧ 5 / 3 / 51 ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 5120 20 / 3 / 1951 708 Kamil Haskil Naji, known as Kamil Haskil Yehuda Youssef Miss Faiza Salim Nahum, known as Kahla Faiza daughter of Salim Nahum The twenty-eighth of June, the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Acting President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 5 / 7 / 1951 Ibrahim / 5
51/5181 5 / 3 / 1951 67 Elisha Saleh, known as Elisha Salim bin Saleh Ibrahim Miss Marcelle Abdullah Isaac The ninth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. 728 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 5 / 3 / 951 Ibrahim / 5
5482 / 51 5 / 3 / 1951 65 Salman Haroun Cohen Miss Juliet Ibrahim Rahmin The twentieth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 5 ⟦illegible⟧ 5 / 3 / 951
The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Ezra Daoud Murad⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦first⟧ day of the month of ⟦January⟧ in the year ⟦1951⟧ ( 12/11/1950 ) and for this reason I have signed below. 5711 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 2/5/951 Heskel Haddad The Person in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs
51 / 5122 5 / 3 / 1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Ibrahim Naji Moussa passed away in Baghdad on the eleventh day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 5 ⟦signature⟧ 5 / 3 / 951 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad, March 4, 1951 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 210, I hereby certify that Mr. Daoud Shlomo Youssef married in Baghdad Miss Hanina daughter of Haron Fattal on the day 8 / 2 / 1951 (corresponding to 14 Adar II 5711) ( ⟦line⟧ ) Ketubah Amount | Witnesses 1200 Dinars | Shamoun Shaoul One thousand and two hundred Dinars | Salim Hakham Eliyahu 200 Fils | Shamoun Shaoul H. Shamoun 5 / 2 / 1951 | 1951 ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 5429 5 / 3 / 1951 210 Daoud Shlomo Youssef Miss Hanina Haroun Fattal The eighteenth of February of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD. 770 Ibrahim / 5 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧
5 / 5289 3 / 3 / 1951 AD The prominent Moshe Mordechai Ezra xxx Al-Hilla Salima Eliyahu Pinhas Ajami The eighth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Status Page ⟦handwriting⟧ 5 / 2 / 951 Ibrahim / H
51/5122 1951/3/5 162 Isaac Ibrahim Menachem Haddad Miss Ja'la Rachel daughter of Nissim Salman Haddad The thirty-first of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. ⟦Hosni⟧ <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 951/3/20 ⟦Hosni⟧ Israel on behalf President of the Physical Council First Class ⟦illegible⟧ 951/3/5 Ibrahim / 5
51/5126 3/5/1951 162 Isaac Ibrahim Menachem Haddad Miss Ge'la Rachel daughter of Nissim Salman Haddad The thirty-first of December of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD True copy Baghdad 20 / 2 / 51 Photographed ⟦illegible⟧ 20 / 2 / 1951 ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts
for the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Baghdad on 5 / 7 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
After greetings
Based on the marriage certificate numbered 790, I hereby certify that
Mr. Salman son of Isaac
has married in Baghdad the Miss Mozli daughter of Shaul
on the day 20 / 9 / 1925 (corresponding to 22 September
5685 )
( 5695 )
Witnesses | Ketubah Amount
{ Shimon Shaul | 120 Dinars
{ Salim Hakham Eliyahu | ⟦signature⟧
Shimon Shaul H. Shimon
⟦illegible stamp⟧
51 / 5127 5 / 3 / 951 390 Salman Isaac Miss Mazli Shaul The twentieth of the month of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five AD ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 200 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 5 / 3 / 951
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on <del>5 / 7 / 1951</del> Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 811, I hereby certify that Mr. Yusuf son of Hakim son of Daoud Eliyahu Arwili married in Baghdad Farha Cohen daughter of Shaul on the day 25 / 10 / 1922 (corresponding to 5 Cheshvan 5684) Ketubah Amount | Witnesses ⟦illegible⟧ | Yaqub Shaul Dinars | Ezra Shaul Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 6 / 2 / 1957 Dr. ⟦illegible⟧
51 / 5128 6 / 3 / 1951 211 Youssef Hayyim Daoud Eliyahu Ruwayli Miss Farha Karhiya daughter of Shaul The twenty-fifth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Sifat al-Hayy ⟦signature⟧ 6 / 2 / 951 Ibrahim / 6
The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs Baghdad ⟦line⟧ Baghdad on Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Salim Daoud (Ezra) Murad⟧ passed away in Baghdad on ⟦Wednesday⟧ of the month of ⟦June⟧ in the year ⟦1950⟧ ( ⟦21⟧ / ⟦6⟧ / 1950 ) and for that reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial affairs ⟦Truth of the news⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 21/6/950 5711
51/5129 6 / 3 / 1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad We hereby confirm that Yusuf Ishaq Shahrabani died in Baghdad on the eleventh day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. Exempt ⟦illegible⟧ 6 / 3 / 1951 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council Ibrahim / 6
TELEPHONES { 7480
3006
Meir Elias Hospital
Baghdad
MEIR ELIAS HOSPITAL
BAGHDAD
Telephone No. { 7480
3006
No.:
Date: 15 / 2 / 1951
Death Certificate
The child named Latif Isaac, aged five months, died in this
hospital on 26 / 8 / 1950 as a result of gastroenteritis.
At the request of his family, they were provided with this certificate.
⟦Sussman⟧
Attending Physician
Dr. Sussman
Status
⟦Signature⟧
16 / 2 / 951
Al-Zawra Press 1/8/949 5000 11/MM
51 / 5142 6 / 3 / 1951 90 Saleh Ezra Miss Doris Ezra The second of November of the year nineteen hundred and fifty AD. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦Safi Kamal⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 6 / 2 / 951 Ibrahim / 6
51 / 5120 3/8/1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from Mar Elias Hospital dated 2/15/1951 We hereby confirm that the child named Latif Ishaq, aged five months, passed away in Baghdad on the twenty-sixth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 2/6/51 Ibrahim / 6 Copy 7/18/951
51 / 5130 6 / 3 / 1951 Death Certificate Based on the certificate from Mar Elias Hospital dated 15 / 2 / 1951, we hereby confirm that the child named Latif Ishaq, aged five months, died in <del>Baghdad</del> Baghdad on the twenty-sixth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD. (True Copy) (Baghdad on 19 / 3 / 1951) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council Copy ⟦signature⟧ 19 / 3 / 951 Maurice / 6
His Excellency the Honorable Consul of the Iranian State - Baghdad We, the undersigned, testify that those whose photos are attached above are Isaac Darzi Ezra, holder of Iranian nationality number 26381 issued from Baghdad, and Masouda Darzi Ezra, holder of Iranian nationality number 26382 Baghdad, and for this we have signed. Witness - Robin ⟦Ephraim⟧ Witness - Yona Siddiq Mukhtar of Qanbar Ali neighborhood - Ezra Isaac Mukammal ⟦Ephraim⟧ Number - 51/5129 Date - 6 / 3 / 1951 (We confirm the authenticity of the Mukhtar's seal above) Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ 3/6/1951 Ibrahim / 6
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad We hereby testify that Mr. Heskel Hayyim Qattan, husband of Rima daughter of Aboudi, died in Iran in the year 1939, and for this reason we have signed. Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar Shaul Mansour | Aboudi Youssef | Number: 51/5124 Date: 6 / 3 / 1951 We certify the authenticity of the signature and seal of (The Mukhtar above) ⟦illegible handwriting⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council